Cakespy addiction!

Here at La Plates we are always looking for fabulous things. We like to share our experiences with you and let you in on little treats we find along the way. In one of our searches for the perfect dessert, we came across the Cakespy website. Jessie has a terrific sense of humor, an amazing eye/taste for all things sweet and a real talent with the paint brush. We've had a little exchange of ideas this Fall and sent a Cakespy plate her way.In return, Jessie created the most precious painting of me and all my boys on the golf course. Those of you who know me, know I don't stand a chance when it comes to golf! This is going to be a precious piece of art in our home - I will enjoy it for years to come. I consider it an early Christmas present to me, thanks to my new friend Jessie, the Cakespy!

Here's my painting and note from Jessie sitting in my snowy kitchen windowsill - what a sweet treat!

American Music Awards

Our friends over at The Silver Spoon recently asked if we could design a few La Plates for the American Music Awards. We love the opportunity to share our products with a new audience. Coca-Cola was the sponsor of the event, so we went with a variety of designs, using the Coke colors. Although we couldn't attend the event (holiday craze), we hope everyone loved what we designed for them!

Customized a plate for our friends

Rihanna's zebra plate

Mariah's bamboo plate

Taylor Swift's paisley plate

Carrie Underwood's squares plate

Alicia Key's chevron plate

Jordin Spark's modern plate

and we couldn't forget the Coldplay kiddos

Holiday Shows

As a business owner, in this economy, I am thankful for all my loyal customers. I thought I would just humor you with a few shots of our living room today...


I was hopeful to have a clean house for all my guests over Thanksgiving. Now I'm re-evaluating and thinking I will use them as my delivery team! Thanks to all the women who came to La Plates Girls' Night Out - such fun! Next week we'll be at the Kappa Kappa Gamma Holiday Homes Tour - Homestead Country Club, Prairie Village, KS. We'll be showing many of our 2009 Collection items and a special fleur-de-lis design. Hope to see you there!

Holiday Craze

My lack of writing is not due to lack of love for our readers. The holiday season is in full swing around here and there just aren't enough hours in the day to get everything done! While I would love to share details of everything going on at La Plates...I must spend any extra moments with my family. As soon as we get a free minute, we'll scan the latest PR...Lucky, Chicago Home & Garden, Self, Cookie - all December issues.

Sunday Funday

We're always looking for a little fun on the weekends as a family and Costco fits our criteria! A few weekends ago, we ran into our friends in the "toy aisle", have you seen the loot Costco carries?! The fav of the kids was the lifelike horse and dinosaur that you can feed. And the prices are amazing! Seriously, I could do all my holiday shopping there - including my husband's list. He found jeans that are usually $170 for $39! I saw a pile of cashmere...maybe in this economy Costco is the answer for my Christmas cashmere!

Even though we took full advantage of the free samples (thanks ice cream lady who pretended we hadn't been by twice already) we decided to be adventurous and head to the "cafe". Talk about a deal - a hot dog and drink for $1.50, are you kidding me?! Pizza broke the bank at $1.99, but it was awesome! I highly recommend a trip to Costco. If you don't have a membership, tag along with a friend that does!

A first date at Costco

Back Home Again, In Indiana

I love my family more than anything in the world. I especially love when all the generations can hang out together and create memories. The following photos are from a recent trip back to Indianapolis where it all began. I hate that I didn't snap a picture of the pinball competition that ensued in "Pops" basement...someone forgot to tell Pops that you let the 3 year old beat you! I love that my Nana packs up and heads to Pops' house so we can all hang out together. How cool is it that my son knows how to bake the best snickerdoodles in the world already?!

First and second place pinball competitors

Betty Crocker and her prodigy Waiting for the snickerdoodles to bakeNana evening out the haircut his big brother createdHappy as can be with Nana behind the scissors!

Lucky Magazine - gift guide

Kudos to one of our retailers for getting La Plates into Lucky Magazine this month! Checkout Elizabeth Bauer Design - her store is fabulous and her design work is amazing!